Conveying Sri Sarvari Nama Ugadi festival greetings to the people, Mr. Harichandan said Telugu New Year’s Day is a festival of joy and devotees should pray for a bright and healthy future, reported by The Hindu

Governor Biswa Bhusan Harichandan on Tuesday has urged to people to celebrate Ugadi at home to contain the spread of dreadful coronavirus pandemic.

Conveying Sri Sarvari Nama Ugadi festival greetings to the people, Mr. Harichandan said Telugu New Year’s Day is a festival of joy and devotees should pray for a bright and healthy future.

Director-General of Police (DGP) D. Gautam Sawang made a similar appeal to people. “I convey Ugadi greetings to the public. Please stay at home and don’t rush to temples on the pretext of the festival,” he said.

There would be no celebrations at temples and no ‘panchanga sravanam’ either, officials said.

“The temple managements should not organise any programmes to prevent mass gatherings,” a police officer said.
At Palakollu in West Godavari district, the management of the Mukadaramma temple cancelled ‘ammavari jatara,’ scheduled to begin on Wednesday coinciding with the Ugadi festival.

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